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To: AK2004 who wrote (145456)4/19/2002 3:37:29 AM
From: Joe NYC  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572807
 
Albert,

re: he instead sent 300,000 of thousands of Russian soldiers to their death, for no reason

true and he sent 3 times that many to death because he wanted kiev to be liberated before October revolution day. Zhukov's plan was simply to go around it.


Stalin gave Zhukov deadline of May 1st for defeating Berlin, which is what resulted in so many deaths. There are estimates of 300,000 dead on each side. Plus there were heavy loses crossing Oder river, much faster than necessary.

Zhukov was a great general, and I think if he was left more to his own devices (rather than Stalin's somewhat deranged command) there would be fewer losses of human life.

Joe